November 15 -- The Backstreet Boys will touch every continent but Antarctica in a whirlwind week before the Nov. The 26,mile odyssey will allow the Boys time at each location to meet fans, hold news conferences, and perform their new single, "Shape of My Heart," without instrumental accompaniment. Is it a last minute push, worthy of a presidential candidate, to give the group a chance to break the sales record set by rival boy band 'N Sync? It's just about making good music, and if the fans love it and we're happy with it, everyone else will come along with it.
The trip around the world is more a tribute to the roots of their stardom. Their first successes were gained in Britain and across Continental Europe. Next came Asia and Australia, and, finally in , their homeland, the United States. As Backstreeter Kevin Richardson recalled, "Because we were big in Europe and we had toured France a few times, we started doing well in the French-speaking parts of Canada.
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